Boston Militia

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Boston Militia
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Founded2007
Disbanded2015
League IWFL (2008-2010)
WFA (2011-2015)
Team historyBoston Militia (2008-2015)
Based in Somerville, Massachusetts
Stadium Dilboy Stadium, Somerville High School
ColorsRed, Black, white
President Ernie Boch, Jr.
Head coach Derrick Beasley
Championships3
2010 (IWFL)
2011, 2014 (WFA)
Division titles6
2009, 2010 (IWFL)
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (WFA)

The Boston Militia were a women's full-contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance of which they were two-time champions (2011, 2014). Previously, the Militia played in the Independent Women's Football League from 2008 until 2010, winning the IWFL championship in 2010. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Militia played its home games at Dilboy Stadium in nearby Somerville.

Contents

On January 5, 2015, the team announced they were discontinuing operations due to a lack of teams to play against in the region. [1] Following a transfer of ownership, the team has been reorganized as the Boston Renegades. [2] [3]

Season-by-season

Season records
SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
Boston Militia (IWFL)
2008620T-2nd Tier 1 Eastern North Atlantic--
20098001st Tier 1 Eastern North AtlanticWon Eastern Conference Semifinal (Dallas)
Lost Eastern Conference Championship (D.C.)
20108001st Tier 1 Eastern NortheastWon Eastern Conference Semifinal (New York)
Won Eastern Conference Championship (D.C.)
Won IWFL World Championship (Sacramento)
Boston Militia (WFA)
20117101st National NorthWon National Conference Quarterfinal (D.C.)
Won National Conference Semifinal (Chicago)
Won National Conference Championship (Indy)
Won WFA National Championship (San Diego)
20128001st National Division 2Won National Conference Quarterfinal (New York)
Won National Conference Semifinal (D.C.)
Lost National Conference Championship (Chicago)
20138001st National Division 1Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Pittsburgh)
Won National Conference Semifinal (D.C.)
Lost National Conference Championship (Chicago)
20147001st National NortheastWon National Conference Quarterfinal (Cleveland)
Won National Conference Semifinal (D.C.)
Won National Conference Championship (Chicago)
Won WFA National Championship (San Diego)
Totals6860(including playoffs)

2008

Recap

The Boston Militia opened their inaugural season on April 12, 2008, with a home win against the D.C. Divas 27–22. The Militia finished with a 6–2 regular-season record in the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL).

Schedule

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
April 12 D.C. Divas Home Won 27–22
April 26 Pittsburgh Passion Away Lost 8-34
May 3 Central PA Vipers AwayWon 48–0
May 10 New York Sharks HomeLost 24–25
May 17New York SharksAwayWon 28–14
May 31 Manchester Freedom HomeWon 38–7
June 7 Montreal Blitz HomeWon 30–20
June 14Baltimore NighthawksAwayWon 28–6

Standings

2008 IWFL North Atlantic Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y - Pittsburgh Passion 8001.000290816-0---W8
Boston Militia 6200.7502311294-22W4
New York Sharks 6200.7502261226-22W2
D.C. Divas 4400.5002301084-44L1
Baltimore Nighthawks 2600.2501562121-66L1
Central PA Vipers 0800.00003460-78L8

y - clinched division title
z - clinched playoff berth [4]

The Boston Militia finished the season with the league's fifth highest Massey Rating of 1.38. [5]

2009

Recap

In their second season, the Militia went undefeated in the regular season with an 8–0 record. In the divisional playoffs round, Boston defeated the defending IWFL champion Dallas Diamonds 34–14 at Dilboy Stadium. Then the Militia also hosted the Conference Championship, but lost to the D.C. Divas 21–27, ending Boston's season just one victory short of the league title game.

Schedule

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
April 18 Manchester Freedom Home Won 42–0
April 25 New York Sharks AwayWon 21–7
May 2 Connecticut Crushers HomeWon 47–0
May 9 Montreal Blitz AwayWon 39–0
May 16 Philadelphia Firebirds HomeWon 60–0
May 30 Baltimore Nighthawks AwayWon 68–0
June 6 New York Nemesis HomeWon 49–12
June 13 New England Intensity AwayWon 60–0
June 27 Dallas Diamonds (Eastern Conference Semifinal)HomeWon 34–14
July 11 D.C. Divas (Eastern Conference Championship)Home Lost 21–27

Standings

2009 IWFL North Atlantic Division
WLTPCTMRORDIVGBSTK
y - Boston Militia 8001.0002.0143.9144-0---W8
New York Sharks 4400.5001.2692.5983-14W1
New York Nemesis 5300.6250.8482.1482-23W1
Philadelphia Firebirds 1700.1250.0581.0831-37L6
Connecticut Crushers 1700.125-0.619-0.1690-47W1

y - clinched division title
z - clinched playoff berth The Boston Militia finished with the league's third highest Massey Rating of 1.67. [6]

2010

Recap

In their third season, the Boston Militia posted an 8–0 record in the regular season (with one victory coming by forfeit). They then hosted a divisional playoff game versus the New York Sharks, prevailing 26–6. After shutting out the D.C. Divas 28–0 at Dilboy Stadium in the Eastern Conference championship game, the Militia defeated the Sacramento Sirens 39–7 on July 24, 2010, in Round Rock, Texas to win the IWFL World Championship. It is the franchise's first national championship title.

Schedule

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
April 3 New York Nemesis Away Won 56–6
April 10 Connecticut Crushers HomeWon 59–10
April 24 Pittsburgh Passion HomeWon 27–0
May 1 D.C. Divas AwayWon 42–35
May 8New York NemesisAwayWon 40–0
May 15 New York Sharks HomeWon 31–0
May 22 Philadelphia Firebirds AwayWon by forfeit
June 5D.C. DivasHomeWon 52–36
June 12New York Sharks (Northeast Division Championship)HomeWon 26–6
July 10D.C. Divas (Eastern Conference Championship)HomeWon 28–0
July 24 Sacramento Sirens (IWFL World Championship)Neutral (Round Rock, TX)Won 39–7

Standings

2010 IWFL Northeast Division
WLTPCTMRORDIVGBSTK
y - Boston Militia 8001.0001.8162.8165-0---W8
z - New York Sharks 6200.7781.2712.0493-12W2
Pittsburgh Passion 4400.5000.7041.2041-34L2
New York Nemesis 3500.3750.0860.4611-25W1
Philadelphia Firebirds 1700.125-0.736-0.6110-47L2

y - clinched division title
z - clinched playoff berth The Boston Militia finished the season with a Massey Rating of 2.14. [7]

2011

Recap

In their fourth season, the Militia joined the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) and finished the regular season at 7–1 to earn a playoff berth. Boston defeated the D.C. Divas 37–24 on the road in a conference quarterfinal game. The Militia then traveled to Chicago to defeat the Chicago Force 50–23 in a conference semifinal game. By virtue of an upset in the other conference semifinal game, Boston was able to host the WFA National Conference Championship against the Indy Crash. Boston prevailed 46–18 to earn its second consecutive trip to a league title game. On July 30, 2011, in Bedford, Texas, the Boston Militia toppled the previously undefeated San Diego Surge 34–19 to win the WFA National Championship. Halfback Whitney Zelee was named the game's Most Valuable Player. [8] It is the franchise's second national championship title.

Head Coach Derrick Beasley received the WFA Coach of the Year Award, and quarterback Allison Cahill received the WFA National Conference Offensive Player of the Year Award. [9]

Schedule

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
April 2 D.C. Divas Away Lost 20–35
April 16 New York Sharks Home Won 28–7
April 30 Northeastern Nitro HomeWon 72–0
May 7 New England Nightmare AwayWon 62–0
May 14Northeastern NitroAwayWon 42–0
May 21New York SharksAwayWon 43–6
June 4 Philadelphia Liberty Belles HomeWon 70–8
June 11D.C. DivasHomeWon 27–16
June 25D.C. Divas (National Conference Quarterfinal)AwayWon 37–24
July 9 Chicago Force (National Conference Semifinal)AwayWon 50–23
July 16 Indy Crash (National Conference Championship)HomeWon 46–18
July 30 San Diego Surge (WFA National Championship)Neutral (Bedford, TX)Won 34–19

Standings

2011 WFA North Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y - Boston Militia 7100.875364725-0---W7
z - New York Sharks 5300.6252121773-22.0L1
Northeastern Nitro 4400.500462432-33.0L1
New England Nightmare 0800.000282640-57.0L8

y - clinched division title
z - clinched playoff berth The Boston Militia finished the season with the league's highest Massey Rating of 2.27. [10]

2012

Recap

In their fifth season, the Boston Militia posted an 8–0 record in the regular season. After defeating the New York Sharks 47–6 at home in a conference quarterfinal game, Boston faced the D.C. Divas in the conference semifinals, prevailing at Dilboy Stadium 55–34. The Militia then traveled to Lazier Field to meet the Chicago Force in the WFA National Conference championship. Emerging from halftime facing a 21-point deficit, a remarkable comeback by the Militia fell short by a missed extra point attempt. The final score was 34–35, ending Boston's season just one victory short of the league title game.

Schedule

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
April 14 New York Sharks HomeWon 64–6
April 21 Philadelphia Liberty Belles AwayWon 59–0
April 28 Keystone Assault AwayWon 31–0
May 12Philadelphia Liberty BellesHomeWon 62–0
May 19 D.C. Divas HomeWon 44–7
June 2 Maine Lynx HomeWon 65–0
June 9 D.C. Divas AwayWon 32–25
June 16 New York Sharks AwayWon 55–12
June 30 New York Sharks (National Conference Quarterfinal)HomeWon 47–6
July 7 D.C. Divas (National Conference Semifinal)HomeWon 55–34
July 21 Chicago Force (National Conference Final)AwayLost 34–35

Standings

2012 WFA Division 2
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y - Boston Militia 8001.0004581394-0---W8
z - New York Sharks 4400.5001042272-24W2
Philadelphia Liberty Belles 2600.250302340-36L3

y - clinched division title
z - clinched division title The Boston Militia finished the season with the league's second highest Massey Rating of 2.31. [11]

2013

Recap

In their sixth season, the Boston Militia posted an 8–0 record in a regular season highlighted by two record-setting performances. The Boston Militia and the D.C. Divas shattered the women's football record for most combined points in a single game, with an 81–54 final score on May 18, 2013. [12] And Militia running back Whitney Zelee eclipsed the 2,000-yard benchmark and set new league records of 2,138 rushing yards over the eight-game regular season and 2,832 rushing yards over the entire championship season. [13] Zelee's achievements earned her the National Conference MVP Award. After defeating the Pittsburgh Passion 63–28 at home in the National Conference quarterfinals, Boston faced the D.C. Divas in the conference semifinals, prevailing at Dilboy Stadium 58–34. The Militia then traveled to Lazier Field to meet the Chicago Force in the WFA National Conference championship. The Militia fell to the favored Force team 27–46, ending Boston's season just one victory short of the league title game for the second year in a row.

Schedule

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
April 13 New York Sharks HomeWon 70–0
April 20 Montreal Blitz HomeWon 56–22
April 27 D.C. Divas AwayWon 56–35
May 4 New York Sharks AwayWon 47–0
May 11 Pittsburgh Passion AwayWon 42–28
May 18 D.C. Divas HomeWon 81–54
June 1 Central Maryland Seahawks HomeWon 56–0
June 8 Montreal Blitz AwayWon 50–0
June 22 Pittsburgh Passion (National Conference Quarterfinal)HomeWon 63–28
July 13 D.C. Divas (National Conference Semifinal)HomeWon 58–34
July 20 Chicago Force (National Conference Final)AwayLost 27–46

Standings

WFA 2013 Division 1
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y - Boston Militia 8001.000412504-0---W8
z - New York Sharks 4400.5001722232-24L1
Central Maryland Seahawks 2600.250232470-46L1

y - clinched division title
z - clinched division title The Boston Militia finished the season with the league's second highest Massey Rating of 2.21. [14]

2014

Recap

In their seventh season, the Boston Militia posted a 7–0 record in a regular season highlighted by two narrow victories over the D.C. Divas and first-ever regular-season contests against the Chicago Force and the Cleveland Fusion. Boston's regular-season victory over Chicago at a neutral location (Munhall, Pennsylvania, hosted by the Pittsburgh Force) ultimately gave the Militia home field advantage in the playoffs. After defeating the Cleveland Fusion 47–6 in the National Conference quarterfinals at Dilboy Stadium, Boston outpaced the D.C. Divas at home in the highest scoring postseason game in women's tackle football history 72–56. [15] The Militia next hosted the WFA National Conference Championship where they handed the Chicago Force their biggest losing margin in their 11-year history 69–14. [16] On August 2, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois, the Boston Militia trounced the San Diego Surge 69–34 to win their second WFA National Championship. Halfback Whitney Zelee was named the game's Most Valuable Player. [17] With the victory, the Boston Militia are the only team to date who have won multiple WFA championships. [18] It is the franchise's third national championship title overall (2010, 2011, 2014).

Head Coach Derrick Beasley received the WFA Coach of the Year Award, quarterback Allison Cahill received the WFA National Conference Most Valuable Player Award and linebacker Noriko Kokura received the WFA National Conference Defensive Player of the Year Award. [19]

Schedule

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
April 5 D.C. Divas HomeWon 36–32
April 19 Cleveland Fusion HomeWon 47–7
April 26 Central Maryland Seahawks AwayWon by forfeit
May 3 Cleveland Fusion AwayWon 47–7
May 10 Baltimore Burn AwayWon by forfeit
May 17 Chicago Force Neutral (Munhall, PA)Won 35–18
June 7 D.C. Divas AwayWon 29–28
June 21 Cleveland Fusion (National Conference Quarterfinal)HomeWon 47–6
July 5 D.C. Divas (National Conference Semifinal)HomeWon 72–56
July 13 Chicago Force (National Conference Final)HomeWon 63–14
August 2 San Diego Surge (WFA National Championship)Neutral (Chicago, IL)Won 69–34

Standings

2014 WFA Northeast Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y - Boston Militia 7001.000199922-0---W7
z - Cleveland Fusion 6200.7502241210-22W4
Pittsburgh Force 3200.60064800-05L1

y - clinched division title
z - clinched playoff berth The Boston Militia finished the season with the league's highest Massey Rating of 2.56. [14]

Roster

Boston Militia Championship Roster (2014)
Quarterbacks
  •  7Allison Cahill

Running backs

  •  8Asia Landrum
  • 14Stacey Tiamfook
  • 33Whitney Zelee
  • 39Dorothy Donaldson

Wide receivers

  •  2Lucia Robinson-Griggs
  • 10Adrienne Smith
  • 15Kathryn Tylander
  • 28Abby Pelletier (TE)
  • 85Emily Weinberg (TE)

Offensive line

  • 50Amanda Alpert
  • 54Torrance Brown
  • 64Shana Segers
  • 65Kehinda Oshodi
  • 66Stephanie Jeffers
  • 76Sherese Woodfine
  • 99Beth Kaleta
Defensive line
  • 42Riss Nardelli
  • 62Michelle Vachon-Breden
  • 68Mamenasha Tesfaye
  • 71Nakita Bowman
  • 75Coco Edwards
  • 77Tinisha Ponzo
  • 78Gladys Ponzo
  • 80Tomi Gibson

Linebackers

  • 18Noriko Kokura
  • 25Jennifer Oliveri
  • 30Erin Diette
  • 36Charlene Casey
  • 54Jennifer Nguyễn
  • 45Vicky Eddy
  • 52Deirdre Hiort
  • 55Tiana Lui
  • 67Kristen Sarson
  • 82Lisa Vincent-Horta
Defensive backs
  •  3Katie McFadden
  • 13Mocha Torres
  • 19Elizabeth Calkins
  • 22Emily Holland
  • 24Briannah Gallo
  • 26Heather Crocker
  • 53Shauntay Stewart
  • 83Deanna Walsh
  • 89Joy Burge

Special teams

  •  8Asia Landrum (KR/PR)
  • 10Adrienne Smith (PR/KR)
  • 14Stacey Tiamfook (PR)
  • 18Noriko Kokura (LS)
  • 22Emily Holland (PK)
  • 45Vicky Eddy (H)
  • 50Amanda Alpert (LS)
  • 85Emily Weinberg (K/P)
  • rookies in italics
  • 44 Active, 3 Inactive, 0 Practice Squad
  • Roster updated November 16, 2014
  • Source: [20]

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